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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Holmes (ranked 4890 p4p, 5368 weight class) and Tyrone Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrone Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Holmes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Holmes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big left from Holmes misses.
Holmes with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson dives in and grabs Holmes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holmes pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jack Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Jackson.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmes wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling him.
Holmes is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Holmes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson successfully pulls guard.
Jackson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Holmes wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Holmes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Holmes wants to stand but Jackson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Holmes trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holmes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Holmes postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holmes tries to stand but Jackson is controlling from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Jackson throws a counter combo.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jack Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
Holmes has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jackson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
Jackson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holmes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holmes wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holmes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmes is trying to break free.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Holmes avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmes's efforts to push away.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holmes tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Holmes dominated that round.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch.
Holmes is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson is trying to drag Holmes to the mat but Holmes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holmes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson with the counter takedown but Holmes avoids it easily.
Holmes is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson feints the counter takedown.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson wants to counter the offense by Holmes and move into the clinch position.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jack Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Holmes backing up. Holmes nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Holmes throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Holmes misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson pulls Holmes into guard.
Holmes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jackson rushes Holmes and presses him up against the cage.
Holmes wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch.
Holmes has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to stand up but Jackson won't let him.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holmes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Holmes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Holmes gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Holmes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holmes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Holmes uses from the top position.
Jackson pulls Holmes in close to prevent any damage.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holmes is one step ahead there.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Holmes postures up.
Jackson is working an open guard so Holmes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Despite the aggression on Jackson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Holmes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Holmes duly obliges.
Jack Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes cracks Jackson with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Holmes is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holmes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson has Holmes pressed against the cage.
Holmes tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Holmes keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson decides to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Holmes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Holmes won't allow it.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Holmes after a bit of a struggle.
Jackson has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Tyrone Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes is trying to break free.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson keeps control of Holmes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson jumps guard and drags Holmes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Holmes wants to stand and escape but instead Jackson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Holmes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Holmes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands a head kick!
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Holmes gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jack Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Jackson.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holmes avoids it really well and circles away.
Holmes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes lands with a slapping head kick.
Holmes scores with a shot to the body.
Holmes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Holmes. Jackson shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holmes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holmes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Holmes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holmes stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Holmes.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Holmes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeps control of Holmes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Holmes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson jumps guard.
Jackson is controlling Holmes's posture.
Holmes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holmes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holmes sprawls well. Holmes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Jack Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holmes throws a nice head kick!
Holmes scores with a nice strike.
Jackson slips a straight right by Holmes.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Tyrone Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holmes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Holmes!
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